Nothing beats the smell of Christmas treats baking in Grandma’s kitchen. The hand made preserves and old-fashioned sweets under the tree. Fruit mince tarts freshly dusted with icing sugar and gingerbread biscuits for the children. This is the Christmas we all grew up with and remember fondly, but in this modern world who can find the time for all that Christmas baking?

The Cake Stall takes the stress out of Christmas without taking away that taste of home you so fondly remember. Our range of Christmas baked goods are made fresh daily and presented beautifully with a nostalgic flourish. The Cake Stall specialise in food that tastes authentically homemade, and over the past six years that taste has proved very popular.

Customers can browse the retail section of the Royal Oak store at ease and will likely be tempted by the old fashioned tins, the perfect gift for foodies, or for yourself. Our unique gingerbread biscuits in Christmas shapes are fun for children and adults alike and make fantastic stocking fillers. Decadent fruit cakes make great gifts for adults, or are perfect for a busy family for who haven’t had time to make their own.

A select range of Christmas baking accessories have also been sourced to represent the unique nature of a New Zealand Christmas. Visit the beautiful Cake Stall store to see the MeriMeri range of Christmas crackers in traditional Christmas or Nutcracker themes. Our “make your own” cupcake and gingerbread house sets will give you hours of family fun in the kitchen for those who like to DIY.

The Cake Stall offers a range of gift options and can assemble hampers filled with a selection of baked goods, preserves and other treats. Choose from a wide variety of fillings: like reindeer gingerbread biscuits, meringues, Christmas fruit mince tarts, old-fashioned sweets and merry berry preserve. Hampers make great gifts for friends, family, colleagues and clients and come in a range of size options. A Cake Stall cake or a selection of savouries is the perfect accompaniment to the festivities of any Christmas party. Seasonal cheesecakes and black forest gateaux cakes can be decorated with fresh fruit or chocolate dipped strawberries and are sure to be crowd pleasers.

The Cake Stall’s dedicated bakers will be extra busy in the coming weeks, making Christmas tarts and cakes and assembling gift hampers for corporate orders. If you would like to treat your staff or clients with some of The Cake Stall’s Christmas goodies please feel free to ring, email or check out The Cake Stall website www.thecakestall.co.nz or see our blog to see what our bakers are getting up to in the kitchen http://thecakestallblog.blogspot.com

Our last day of trading for the year has arrived and, as I write, gifts are both coming in and going out. Our neighbours in the community have been dropping of flowers, chocolates and champagne. Our talented cake decorator Stephanie has been busy making organic soap for her presents. Its been a busy year for us in 2009 with a major revamp and lots of other exciting developments on the horizon. We close today until January 8th when we will once again provide you with the cake and other goodies you love. We will be open all day today so if you’ve left things to the last minute and want to avoid the madness at the malls you can rush in and pick up something sweet for your loved ones!

We wish all our fans and customers a very merry, sweet and safe Christmas and New Year!

Our baker Stephanie spent hours making this gorgeous ‘present’ style cake last weekend, all fondant icing, all edible– even the bow! The lucky birthday girl who go this cake for her 21st got even luckier as we made her a two tiered ‘present’ cake the next day! keep checking the blog to see pictures of that spectacular cake soon!